Filtering Diagram Components by Name or Inheritance

You can filter diagram components by component names or if they are inherited.

Before you begin: Display the diagram to filter.
  1. To display the Diagram Filter dialog box:
    • If minimized, the Diagram Filter is represented by an icon on the right side of the screen. Click this icon to display it.
    • If not activated, from the Diagram section of the action bar, select Filter Diagram .
    The Diagram Filter dialog box appears.
  2. To filter on component names, in the Diagram Filter dialog box, do the following:
    1. In the Filter string box, start typing the component name you want to filter on.

      Important: If the box is dimmed, deactivate filtering of inheritance by clicking Inherited. You cannot combine filtering by name and filtering by inheritance.

      Notes:
      • The filtering is not case sensitive.
      • Parts of component names are handled, for example, if you type clutch, both Clutch1 and MyClutch2 are included in the filtering.

      Filtering is applied dynamically when you type, components not matching your input are made semitransparent.
    2. Optional: To change the level of opacity, drag the handle.

      The opacity value goes from 0 to 100 %.

      Note: You can change the default value of the opacity using the preference Diagram filter opacity. To specify this option, select Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Systems > Behavior Modeling, the Editor tab, the Component Visualization group. The option is by default set to 15 %. For more information, see Native Apps Preferences Guide: Editor.

  3. To filter on which components are inherited, in the Diagram Filter dialog box, do the following:
    1. Click Inherited.
      The result is:
      • Filtering is applied, components inherited are made semitransparent.
      • Any previous filtering on component names is deactivated and the Filter string box is dimmed - you cannot combine filtering by component names and component inheritance.
    2. Optional: To change the level of opacity, drag the handle.

      The opacity value goes from 0 to 100 %.

      Note: You can change the default value of the opacity using the preference Diagram filter opacity. To specify this option, select Me > Preferences > App Preferences > 3D Modeling > Systems > Behavior Modeling, the Editor tab, the Component Visualization group. The option is by default set to 15 %. For more information, see Native Apps Preferences Guide: Editor.

  4. To remove the filtering, you can:
    • Close the Diagram Filter dialog box.
    • From the action bar, click Filter Diagram .

    Note: When you change the active diagram by, for example, giving the command Show Component or opening a new class, the filter text box is cleared and no filtering is applied.